Bluing-spoon.



' norazmsz. PATENTED AUG. 2a, 1906.

A. o. JOHNSON. BLUING SPOON.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 6. 1906.

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s ecification of Letters Patent.

Patented Au as, 1905,:

Application filed July 6.1906. Serial 1%. 268.635.

To all whom it mag concern.- I

Be it known that I, ALvm O. JonNsoN, a citizen of the United States,residing at @hicage, in the county of Cook, State of Illinois, 5 haveinvented certain new and useful 'im provements in'Bluing-Spoons and I dohereby declare the followin to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionthe invention, suchas will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and .use "the same. v

This invention relates to'bluing-spoons. One'object 6f the invention isto provide a device. embodyingsuch characteristics that an ordinaryspoon may be employed for bluingpu oses. .1; .Anot er'obiectof theinvention resides in the provision of a perforated plate provided withclips for attachment to the bowl of an ordinary spoon between whichplate and -:b 'wl the bluing material may be stored.

13;: my invention applied to a spoon. .IFig. "salon itudinal section ofa spoon z equip with t e present invention. Fig. 3

' is abottom planview of the attachment.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawings, it will beseen that the present invention comprises an ordinary spoon including ahandle 1 and bowl 2.

The bluing material a, is placed within the bowl 2 of the-spoon andis'prevented from dis lacement through theinstrumentality of a p ate 3,which is provided with a marginal flange 4, which terminates at thenotch -5 at one end of the plate, so that it may embrace the inner endof the handle 1 to rovide a complete covering of the bowl by t c plate3. Extending from the flange 4 of the p ate 3 area series of resilientor bendable fingers 6, whichare designed to embrace the correspondinedges of thebowl 2 of the spoon to prevent isplaceinent of the jplate 3with respect to the spoon. It will now be understood that the bluing,material a is arranged. within the bowl .2 of the spoon between it andthe plate 3. Now in order to permitthe bluing material to have anecessary and desired efiect upon the water in which the spoon is to bedipped for coloring purposes I provide the plate 3 with any 'desirednumber of erforatlons 7 In order to preventtoo muc of the bluingmaterial assing through the perforations 7-, I-emp 0y a.

5g piece oft wire or fabric gauze X within the '1 flange t or the piate3 directiyover v maybe sold he drawingsfFigure 1 1s a top plan toconform to the notch being formed.

the perforation 7. By reasonoi these perforations and gauze which ispreferably "of a finer mesh than the perforations and arrang ing thegelnae against the under face of the plate 3', it is obvious that thedeisred quantity of bluing material will pass from the bowl of the spoonwhen the latter is dipped into the water, the marginal flange 4 o theplate 3 keeping the bluing material from passing v.over the edge of thebowl 2 of the spoon. As shown, the fabric X Of course I make, no aim tobination with a spoon. understood that tion, which resides in the plateand its adjuncis gripped between theplate 3and the bowl 2. p

the spoon alone, but I will claim my invention in com However, itis tobe I will also claim my inventive parts, separately as an independentartiole of manufacture for the reasonthat my invention embodies suchcharacteristics that it separately for use in connection with -spoons ofdiiierent' characters. I wish it"understood also that instead of theplate 3 having the perforations thereinl may employ any suitableforaminous material shaped the outline of the spoon-bowl and that underany and all circumstances either the late or the forarninous materialmay be rea ily applied by reason of he bendable or flexible fingers toany iormo blu stick. for stirring purposes, and it is obvious thatTheEbluing-sticks are used especial y 7 the spoon in this'instanc'e maybe of any-suite able material and used in the same manner ineveryparticular as is an ordinary bluingstick. I

. What is claimed is 1. A s oon attachment inclnding an ovalshaped p atearranged for disposal upon the bowl of a spoon, saidplate havingperforations there n, and having bowl-engaging fingers arran ed forengagement of the spoonowl to ho d the attachment in position. 2. Aspoon attachment comprising a perforated plate having a peripheralflange arranged for the reception of a spoon-bowl therewithin, fingers.I

3. The combination with a spoon including a handle and a bowl, of aperforated plate provided with a peri heral flange engaged with the'edgeof the owl of the spoon and also provided with a notclrin which the baseof the handle of the spoon is engaged, fingers constructed with he bowlof. the spoon and gauze mate and bendable bowl -engaging and arrangedfor engagement rilal arranged against the under face of said p ate.

4. A removable cover for spoons consisting of a piece of foraminousmaterial shaped to conform to the outline of the spoon-bowl and havingradiating flexible fingers at intervals of its margin to be bent againstthe bottom of the spoon-bowl.

5. The combination With a spoon including a handle and a bowl, of apiece of foraminous material sha ed to conform to the outline of thespoon-liiowl and having fingers at intervals of 1ts margin to be bentagainst the bottom of the spoon-bowl.

bowl and the plate.

6. The combination with a spoon, of aplate disposed upon the bowlthereof to close the latter, said plate having a plurality ofperforations therein, means for holding the plate in position, and apiece of fabric dis osed against the under face of the bowl, sai fabricbeing enga ed between In testimony whereof I aflix my signature inpresence of two witnesses.

ALVIN 0. JOHN SON. Witnesses E. F. JACKSON, W. A. MILLER.

the edges of the

